Entries from altitudes greater than 350,000 ft with X-15 airplane have provided piloting experience and verification of predicted control characteristics and operational techniques; airplane re-enters as glider and duplicates several phases in recovery of higher-performance vehicles, for example, transition from near-zero dynamic pressure to aerodynamic flight, and terminal-area ranging and landing; some control-system requirements for lifting entry are suggested; other contributions to entry technology, terminal guidance, simulation, approach and landing, and aerodynamic heating are presented.


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    Title :

    Contributions of X-15 program to lifting entry technology


    Additional title:

    J Aircraft


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    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1964


    Size :

    7 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


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